Wool-based insulation maker Havelock Wool LLC set to open in Reno-Sparks

3:32 PM,
Jan. 16, 2014

Written by

Bill O?Driscoll
bodriscoll@rgj.com

A small New Zealand manufacturer of wool-based insulation materials is setting up shop in Reno-Sparks.

Havelock Wool LLC is preparing its new plant with operations to begin in March, President Stephen Fookes told the Reno Gazette-Journal today, starting with a handful of employees and expanding to 15 to 20 staffers within three years.

Fookes outlined his plans ahead of the official announcement at a luncheon today hosted by the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada. ...